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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. The element of music pertaining to time - played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats.
Musicology
Recapitulation
Recital
Rhythm
2. A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase - either in the middle or the end of a composition.
Octet
Triple time
Cadence
Madrigal
3. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Expressionism
Septet
Serenade
Intermezzo
4. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.
Accelerando
Polyphony
Sonata
Ornaments
5. The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two - three - four beats to a measure.
Scordatura
Measure
Tremolo
Triple time
6. The principal note of a triad.
Root
Time Signature
Elegy
Cantabile
7. A short or brief sonata.
Castrato
Sonatina
Leading note
Sonata form
8. The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.
Obbligato
Measure
Coda
Tuning
9. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Movement
Ensemble
Duet
Tessitura
10. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.
Finale
Instrumentation
Fugue
Leading note
11. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Scherzo
Grave
Medley
Tuning
12. The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
Romantic
Motif
Intonation
Musicology
13. Convenient method of numbering a composer's works where a number follows the word 'opus'.For example - Opus 28 - No. 4.
EnharmonicInterval
Gavotte
Opus
Tempo
14. A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance.
Atonal
Pastoral
Tone less
Courante
15. A short piece originally preceded by a more substantial work - also an orchestral introduction to opera - however not lengthy enough to be considered an overture.
Prelude
Glissando
Obbligato
Romantic
16. Group of singers in a chorus.
Measure
Choir
Suite
Musicology
17. Music of a particular form consisting of four movements. Each of the movements differ in tempo - rhythm - and melody; but are held together by subject and style.
Pentatonic Scale
Measure
Drone
Sonata
18. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
Timbre
Canon
Trio
Flat
19. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.
Pitch
Operetta
Counterpoint
Temperament
20. Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.
Tablature
Dynamics
Form
Movement
21. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
Nocturne
Contralto
Deceptive cadence
Tremolo
22. Singing or chanting in unison without strict rhythm. Collected during the Reign of Pope Gregory VIII for psalms and other other parts of the church service.
Triplet
Interval
Gregorian Chant
Intonation
23. A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.
Cavatina
Reed
Octet
Cadenza
24. A quick 20th century dance written in double time.
Conductor
Rigaudon
Courante
Tremolo
25. One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark - melancholic mood.
Tritone
Minor
Coda
Tuning
26. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.
Concert master
Major
Maestro
Septet
27. Harsh - discordant - and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.
Dissonance
Obbligato
Baroque
Cavatina
28. The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.
Tonic
Classical
Rococo
Progression
29. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Trio
Serenade
Staccato
Chord progression
30. Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.
Minuet
Sonata
Rigaudon
Falsetto
31. A 19th century square dance written for 4 couples.
Instrumentation
Obbligato
Cadenza
Quadrille
32. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Duet
Partial
Scordatura
Chant
33. A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance.
Libretto
Courante
Key
Octave
34. A composition written for eight instruments.
Maestro
Polytonality
Contralto
Octet
35. 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.
Chord
Pastoral
Cavatina
Trio
36. Includes all twelve notes of an octave.
Round
Chromatic scale
Soprano
Courante
37. The study of forms - history - science - and methods of music.
Musette
Allegro
Romantic
Musicology
38. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
Leitmotif
Reprise
Key
Recapitulation
39. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Nonet
Interlude
Atonal
Sonata form
40. A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.
Cadenza
Whole-tone scale
Classical
Finale
41. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.
Opera
Recapitulation
Register
Mezzo
42. A quick - improvisational - spirited piece of music.
Homophony
Espressivo
Vivace
Capriccio
43. The major and minor keys that share the same notes in that key.For example: A minor shares the same note as C major.
Relative major and minor
Tablature
Exposition
Gavotte
44. A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds - backwards - or inverted.
Septet
Flat
Canon
Gregorian Chant
45. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Tessitura
March
Prelude
Part
46. Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position.For example: C sharp and D flat.
Modes
Trio
EnharmonicInterval
Carol
47. A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.
Tone less
Fifth
Virtuoso
Recitative
48. A combination of two or more staves on which all the notes are vertically aligned and performed simultaneously in differing registers and instruments.
System
Key signature
Cadenza
Verismo
49. A large group of instrumentalists playing together.
Vivace
Orchestra
Ricercar
Quadrille
50. An extended cantata on a sacred subject.
Oratorio
Capriccio
Encore
Sextet
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